US EditionThe UAE Showcases Its Abilities In AI Reasoning With K2 Think Model
K2 Think delivers top-tier AI reasoning with 32 billion parameters, outperforming models 20 times larger and promoting transparency and faster inference for global researchers.
- This year, the Institute of Foundation Models at Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence and G42 launched K2 Think, a 32 billion-parameter model outperforming rivals 20X larger, redefining compact AI capabilities.
- MBZUAI, a research-focused university, advances AI with Emirati government backing and regional advantages like deep funding and cheap energy supporting growth this year and in coming years.
- Built on six pillars of innovation, K2 Think employs long chain-of-thought fine-tuning and reinforcement learning, following the 2024 K2-65B predecessor, with internal testing benchmarks validating its performance.
- K2 Think's fully open-source release enables the global research community to reproduce and extend every step, marking a defining moment for AI at Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
- K2 Think will soon be available on Cerebras wafer-scale Engine platform, enabling 2000 tokens per second and fostering advances with regional funding and energy advantages in coming years.
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MBZUAI and G42 Launch K2 Think: A Leading Open-Source System for Advanced AI Reasoning
/PRNewswire/ -- The Institute of Foundation Models at Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) and G42 today announced the launch of K2...
UAE unveils low-cost AI model K2 Think to rival DeepSeek, push for AI sovereignty
Developed by the Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) in partnership with domestic AI company G42, which is backed by Microsoft, K2 Think is built on Alibaba’s open-source Qwen 2.5 model and runs on infrastructure from AI chipmaker Cerebras
Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence in collaboration with startup G42 unveils an LLM of reasoning with only 32 billion parameters.
UAE Launches K2 Think: Open-Source AI Rivaling DeepSeek and o1-Mini
In a bold move to assert its presence in the global artificial intelligence arena, the United Arab Emirates has unveiled a new open-source AI model designed to challenge the dominance of China’s DeepSeek. Developed by researchers at the Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) in Abu Dhabi, the model, named K2 Think, boasts advanced reasoning capabilities while maintaining a lean architecture of just 2.5 billion parameter…
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